Standing out among among the spineless and gutless in the media snakepit takes a special kind of misanthrope. Meet Joseph Rose. I fisked him earlier this week here.

I advised Mr. Rose that I would be happy to put him in contact with rabbis, Coptic leaders, Hindu leaders, Sikh leaders
or Jewish leaders who support our ads. How silly of me. Mr. Rose was not in the least bit interested in pretending to be objective or remotely even-handed.

On
a black background, the ad reads, "In any war between the civilized man
and the savage, support the civilized man." Situated between two Stars
of David, the tagline declares: "Support Israel. Defeat Jihad."

It went up on Portland area buses and trains on Tuesday.

Here’s a quick email Q&A that I conducted with Geller about the transit ad campaign:

Q:
In the story, mosque leader and Intel engineer Shahriar Ahmed
criticizes the ad for using the word "Jihad." (He says it is intended to
stoke hate toward someone like him -- a Muslim who uses the word daily
in his life as a mark of a spiritual struggle.) He says that is why he
sees the ad as an attack on Islam. He wonders why the word "terrorism"
wasn't used instead. Why not use the word terrorism instead of Jihad?

A:
The terrorists themselves characterize what they are doing as jihad.
See, for example, the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. See also
the Hamas Charter. The mosque leader and Intel engineer should take up
his objection to the use of the word jihad with them, not with me.

Q:
You are the author of Stop the book “Stop the Islamization of America: A
Practical Guide to the Resistance.” Many of your critics accuse you of
being "anti-Islam." Is that a fair criticism?

A: I am
not anti-Islam. I am pro-freedom, pro-free speech, pro-freedom of
conscience, pro-equality of rights for all people before the law. I am
against honor killings, genital mutilation, death for apostasy, etc.
Moderate Muslims who reject all this should stand with me.

Q:
Looking at your blog, Atlas Shrugs, it seems to mainly be a forum to
promote the press that your transit ads are receiving and to sell
T-shirts with the ad on them. What is the goal of your blog?

A:
That is wildly unfair and demonstrates that you haven't looked at the
archives at all. I have been blogging since 2005 and the ads have only
been up for a couple of months. The blog is dedicated to preserving and
promoting individual rights and defending them against encroachments,
principally from Sharia. Look through the archives before making such a
judgment.

The tee-shirt (sic) is but one link - an accommodation
to the many requests for them. I encourage your readers to go to my site
and also to read the hundreds of articles I have penned. Let them
decide if your critique is even remotely accurate.

Q: Many
people, including riders, TriMet and people on both sides of the Middle
East debate, don't believe that putting a brief and arguably
inflammatory ad on public transit buses, trains and benches is the best
way to debate these deep-rooted, passionate issues. What do you think?
And why do you think it's an appropriate forum?

A: I was responding to the anti-Israel ads that ran before. No one complained that they were too brief and inflammatory.

(Note:
Geller is referencing the pro-Palestine ads purchased on TriMet by
Friends of Sabeel North America, a Christian-based organization, Jewish
Voices for Peace and Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights in
late September. Local Jewish groups have protested the ads.)

Q: Of all the cities with public transit, why did you choose Portland as one of the handful of places to run this ad?

A: The anti-Israel ads are running there.

Q: Are there any other ads coming?

A: Yes.

Q: I received several emails from people, including those who identified themselves as your readers, unhappy with my coverage.Here's an example:

“Joseph
Rose P L E A S E go suck on a 44 magnum. You leftist dumbass. I'm truly
glad you don't live where I do because I'd just have to kick the stupid
out of you. Okay..I admit it, I'd enjoy it. Try reporting news without
putting your own opinions in it. It does not work for idiot infidels.
Now, for some advice that you'll probably appreciate and sgree with.
MOVE to a muslim country. Quickly. We'll all be happy if you move very,
very soon. Get a job reporting news there and let us all know how it's
working for you. Until then here in America...why not step away from
anything to do with writing and reporting. You're just not any good at
it but, in a muslim country you'll learn pretty quick how to do it . Can
we depend on you leaving? We hope so. There you'll get on the job
training. The training hasn't worked for you here has it? Signed Sick Of Leftist Crap”

Would you condone this type of rhetoric? Does it effectively promote your position?

A:
I do not know the person who wrote this, and do not favor this kind of
rhetoric. Your attempt to link this to me is reprehensible -- there are
nutcases on all sides of the political spectrum, and no one holds
Leftist writers or activists accountable for the excesses of the
deranged. Nor should you.

More dishonesty from an uber-left tool. Of course Rose did not inquire or ask me about this. The only nuke mentioned in the post is Iran's. Obviously I only meant that Europe should be held accountable for aiding jihad terror groups like Hizballah. Any other interpretation is a contrivance of those leftists who have to resort to playing stupid "gotcha" games in their quest to destroy those who fight for freedom.

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Standing out among among the spineless and gutless in the media snakepit takes a special kind of misanthrope. Meet Joseph Rose. I fisked him earlier this week here.

I advised Mr. Rose that I would be happy to put him in contact with rabbis, Coptic leaders, Hindu leaders, Sikh leaders
or Jewish leaders who support our ads. How silly of me. Mr. Rose was not in the least bit interested in pretending to be objective or remotely even-handed.

On
a black background, the ad reads, "In any war between the civilized man
and the savage, support the civilized man." Situated between two Stars
of David, the tagline declares: "Support Israel. Defeat Jihad."

It went up on Portland area buses and trains on Tuesday.

Here’s a quick email Q&A that I conducted with Geller about the transit ad campaign:

Q:
In the story, mosque leader and Intel engineer Shahriar Ahmed
criticizes the ad for using the word "Jihad." (He says it is intended to
stoke hate toward someone like him -- a Muslim who uses the word daily
in his life as a mark of a spiritual struggle.) He says that is why he
sees the ad as an attack on Islam. He wonders why the word "terrorism"
wasn't used instead. Why not use the word terrorism instead of Jihad?

A:
The terrorists themselves characterize what they are doing as jihad.
See, for example, the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. See also
the Hamas Charter. The mosque leader and Intel engineer should take up
his objection to the use of the word jihad with them, not with me.

Q:
You are the author of Stop the book “Stop the Islamization of America: A
Practical Guide to the Resistance.” Many of your critics accuse you of
being "anti-Islam." Is that a fair criticism?

A: I am
not anti-Islam. I am pro-freedom, pro-free speech, pro-freedom of
conscience, pro-equality of rights for all people before the law. I am
against honor killings, genital mutilation, death for apostasy, etc.
Moderate Muslims who reject all this should stand with me.

Q:
Looking at your blog, Atlas Shrugs, it seems to mainly be a forum to
promote the press that your transit ads are receiving and to sell
T-shirts with the ad on them. What is the goal of your blog?